The cervical sprain known as whiplash

Commonly associated with car accidents, cervical and lumbar sprains are injuries that increase up to 30% during the holidays. The cervical whiplash is the most frequent cause of sprain Y Cervical...

Sprains in every stage of life

The saying goes that "the Three Musketeers are not the same as 20 years later". And, in the matter of injuries, contractures and sprains, each stage of life has its particularities. According to...

Drug vs diabetes generates two thousand deaths

The French pharmaceutical group Servier will be charged with the death of 500 to two thousand people, due to the consumption of Mediator, a medicine to combat asymptomatic diabetes and the...

Previous fractures, probability of osteoporosis

A recent study indicates that older women who have suffered from broken bones in their youth, may be at increased risk of osteoporosis. When women develop this bone disease, the loss of quality of...

Wrist fracture, very common in children and the elderly

Imagine the scene: a person tries to interrupt or avoid a fall "Getting" hands and arms forward; the hands hit the ground with the weight of the body and the two bones of the forearm - the ulna and...

Fractures must be attended to with opportunity

Lesions or bone fracturesThe pain that is experienced by a fracture can vary from mild to severe, depending on the magnitude of the damage. In some cases, a person suffering from fractures caused by...

John Lennon spent 20 minutes in resuscitation

The doctor. Sthephan G. Lynn He was in charge of emergencies at the Roosvelt Hospital when he received a badly wounded man. Lynn held in her hands the heart of John Lennon massaging him and trying to...

Rockets injuries increase in December

Based on information from Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), at this time the demand in the emergency service for injuries related to the manipulation of games and artifacts of piroctécnia...

Leukemia is detected in NY firefighters

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, left a milestone in the history of the United States and the entire world; the consequences of this fact impacted the health physical Y mental of the...

What does not work in first aid

From time to time we encounter emergency situations in real life, where knowledge about the different first aid procedures will really help.But since the common knowledge of first aid comes from any...

What you should know about a hip fracture

It is one of the most frequent bone lesions among people 65 years of age or older, although it can occur at any age. Hip fractures are more common in women due to the natural loss of bone mass...

Woman unable to feel fear helps science

Researchers from the University of Iowa (UI) may have discovered the region of brain where you experience thefear, and in the future to be able to give better treatment to post-traumatic stress...

First aid for puncture wounds

After the earthquake injuries occur at any time, so it is important to be attentive on how to address them.Due to the numerous activities, it is not uncommon to suffer an injury. A penetrating wound...

First aid by bite

The wounds caused by bite of an animal or a person are of the injuries most common in emergency services of hospitals.It is estimated that millions of people suffer annually bite injuries, mostly...

Recommendations to treat sprains

It is claimed that half of the people who practice daily a sport, sooner or later, suffers from a sprain. When a joint is forced to move in an unnatural position, there is an injury to the ligaments,...

Mental retardation is linked to 50 genes

The mental disability is the slow and incomplete acquisition of cognitive habilyties of people. According to the magazine Nature, German scientists identified 50 genes, apparently, linked to Mental...

Foreign accent syndrome affects speech muscles

The foreign accent syndrome occurs in those people who survive a cerebrovascular accident or traumatic event but that leaves sequels or injuries, which cause the patient to speak in a very strange...

Earthquakes cause post-traumatic stress

After being exposed to severe trauma, either after living an earthquake or being involved in acts of violence, adults have a greater risk of developing reactions of Post traumatic stress chronic and...

Tenosynovitis is generated by the use of technology

The technology Its purpose is to simplify the life of the human being; However, some ways of using it can cause damage to the Health. For example, sending messages by cell phone constantly and at...

Tips against skin burns from overexposure to the sun

There is no quick and effective cure skin burns by overexposure to the sun Once your tan has turned into a burn, the damage is done, however, you can only know how serious it was after 12 to 24...